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'{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Roxburgh | settlement_type = Town | pushpin_map = New Zealand | pushpin_map_caption = Roxburgh | coordinates = {{coord|45|32|S|169|19|E|region:NZ-OTA|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = New Zealand | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of New Zealand|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Otago]] region | subdivision_type2 = [[Territorial authorities of New Zealand|Territorial authorities]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Central Otago District]] | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = <ref>{{NZ Quickstats|3607800|Roxburgh}}</ref> | population_total = 522,987 | population_as_of = 2013 Census | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = NZST | utc_offset1 = +12 | timezone1_DST = NZDT | utc_offset1_DST = +13 | postal_code_type = Postcode | postal_code = 9500 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 03 | website = | footnotes = }} '''Roxburgh (village),''' is a snowy ass place with a tiny ass school and tbh its pre dope but not much to do so pls stay away lol it is a small New Zealand town of about a shit load of people in [[Central Otago]].<ref>{{LINZ|8262|Roxburgh|2010-03-25}}</ref> It is in [[Teviot Valley]] on the banks of the [[Clutha River]], 40&nbsp;km south of [[Alexandra, New Zealand|Alexandra]] in the [[South Island]]. [[New Zealand State Highway 8|State Highway 8]], which links Central Otago with [[Dunedin]] city, passes through the town. Roxburgh is well known for its Roxdale fruit and "Jimmy's Pies." An important centre during the [[Central Otago goldrush]] of the 1860s, in more recent times Roxburgh has relied on a mixture of livestock and [[stone fruit]] production for its economic survival. It is one of the country's most important [[apple]] growing regions and other stone fruit such as [[cherries]] and [[apricots]] are also harvested locally. Five kilometres to the north of the town is the [[Roxburgh Dam]], the earliest of the major [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] dams built on the Clutha. There is also an opencast [[lignite]] mine located just north of town at Coal Creek. ==Etymology== The name of the town comes from [[Roxburghshire]] in Scotland and was after the first European settlers arrived in the area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roxburgh|url=http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d5-d51-d15.html|work=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]|publisher=© 2012 Victoria University of Wellington}}</ref> Originally the town was sometimes called ''Teviot'' but this name is instead now used for places such as the Teviot Valley and the [[Teviot River]]. ==Railway History== From 1928 until 1968, Roxburgh was served by the [[Roxburgh Branch]], a [[branch line]] [[railway]] that ran to the town from the [[Main South Line]]. The railway never actually reached the town itself as the terminus was located about 2&nbsp;km south of Roxburgh at the small settlement known as [[Hercules Flat]]. For the entire period the line served Roxburgh, it made a working loss, but it helped to promote economic development in the town and was an important means of supplying materials for the Roxburgh Dam. Today, relics of the town's former status as a railway terminus still exist, including a [[turntable (railroad)|turntable]] pit, a [[water tower]] for [[steam locomotive]]s, and the station building has been converted into a hayshed and workshop. Most of the houses which once housed railway workers (also known as "Railway Houses") still stand and are now in private ownership. ==As a movie location== Town scenes from the 2004 film ''[[In My Father's Den (film)|In My Father's Den]]'' were filmed in Roxburgh.<ref>{{cite web| work=www.imdb.com |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385017/locations | title=Film locations | accessdate=18 May 2010}}</ref> [[File:Roxburgh-main-street-2.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|The main street of Roxburgh]] ==Entertainment== [[File:RoxburghBridge.jpg|thumb|View of the [[Clutha River]] towards Roxburgh Bridge.]] Roxburgh has New Zealand's oldest operating [[Movie theater|cinema]]. Located in Scotland Street, it opened 11 December 1897 <ref>Mount Benger Mail, 10 December 1897 (Hocken Library, Dunedin)</ref> and is still operating. The cinema seats 258 persons and is one of only four cinemas left in Central Otago. Live shows are also performed occasionally. ==War Memorial== The Roxburgh War Memorial was unveiled on the 24th of May 1923 is a square obelisk and lists the names of the 42 men from the town and local region who died in both World War One and Two.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roxburgh war memorial|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/roxburgh-war-memorial|website=New Zealand History|accessdate=2 May 2017}}</ref> When unveiled it included mounted on a plinth, a German Rheinmetall [[17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer]] and a [[MG 08|Maxim MG 08]] Heavy Machine gun which was mounted on a tripod. The Mortar was captured by the 12th Company ( Nelson ) [[2nd Infantry Brigade (New Zealand)|2nd Canterbury Infantry Battalion]] on the 2 August 1918, and returned to New Zealand as a war trophy.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fox|first1=Dr Aaron|title=Distribution|url=http://www.kiamatetoa.com/drathesis.php|website=Silent Sentinels|accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Cooke|first1=Peter|title=Great Guns: The Artillery Heritage of New Zealand|date=2013|publisher=Defence of New Zealand Study Group|isbn=9780473255558}}</ref> The Maxim Gun was stolen some time during the 1970's and the mortar was relocated on 16 March 2003 when a new Memorial Plaque was placed outside the Council Building & [[Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association|Returned Services Association club-rooms]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Roxburgh, New Zealand}} {{Central Otago}} [[Category:Populated places in Otago]]'